Loving my new Nook!

Yes, I caved and bought a Nook. I haven’t regretted a second of it.

I have this bad habit of just randomly buying books (it was far worse when I was actually a book blogger) and some were great, but a lot were awful. I donated a lot of them to my Mom’s library book sales, but I hate that they take up space until then. Now I can buy a book for a slightly cheaper price, carry an entire library with me wherever I go, and if I really like a book, I can go buy the physical one later to keep on my shelves. For example, I broke down and agreed to read Twilight. I don’t a copy of the book, and I don’t know anyone who owns a copy, so downloading an electronic version that I can simply delete is ideal for me. Now that I’m five chapters in, I’m really happy with this decision because I’m really not enjoying the book at all. But that’s a topic for another day.

I know I’m a complete gadget-whore (my boss is shocked I don’t own an iPad yet), but I really was never interested in getting an eReader before my mom talked to me about it. I like holding books in my hand, I like the artwork on the covers, and of all the weird things, I like the smell of books. I also thought that holding an eReader for an extended period of time would cramp up my hand (stupid gardening injury) or bother my eyes. Neither is true. I actually find it easier on the eyes than some of my books, such as my Robin Hobb books, because I can adjust the font and font size to whatever I want. The screen isn’t very bright either and gives each page the appearance of paper and ink. The device is also small and thin, so my hand cramps up even less than it does when I hold a real book.

With all of the traveling I’m doing this year and will be doing next year, I’m really glad I already have it. It will shave pounds off of my carry-on bags. Always a good thing since I’m too cheap to check bags.